[sdiy] Thoughts on sliders...

[Tom Wiltshire]

On 27 Mar 2009, at 11:31, Florian Anwander wrote:

> Hi Tom
>> available as rotary types. One thing that struck me was the  
>> possibility that machines like the SH101 used somewhat inferior  
>> sliders to cut costs -- who knows?! Alpha products have always  
>> seemed to me to offer a great balance between cost and quality -  
>> solid, but not too pricey.
>
> I think the rumour about bad sliders in the SH-101 is mostly owing  
> to the fact, that the SH101 very often was treated not too god by  
> its owners.
>
> I own a SH-101 since 1984, and the only problem I ever had was the  
> known broken bender, which happens due to fatigue of material.
>
> Florian

I agree with Florian. My SH101 has had one dead slider in its life,  
but my Pro-One has had three dead pots. It just depends how much  
waggling they get. If you're the type of person who likes to provide  
dynamic filter effects by waggling the cutoff slider up and down  
whilst you play, then obviously the slider is going to wear out  
faster. But the same is true for rotary pots.

I suspect that for SDIY it's the slot cutting that puts most people  
off. Personally, I think they're a good option anywhere where the  
visual indication they provide makes sense - and that probably covers  
most things.

T.